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Medals and Militaria Auction 3% Surcharge(#201) 20/03/2020 10:00 AM GMT CLOSED!

Lot 5000 of 275: Army of India Medal with Ava Clasp named to S Thornton, Commr. RN. Complete with original ribbon and pin. Samuel Thornton, 1797 -  1859 was the son of an MP and later rose to the rank of Admiral. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Biography/Thornton,_Samuel His son later wrote a book about him entitled "Some things we have remembered".

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£6,500 (57 bids)
Estimate: £800 - £1,200

Medals and Militaria Auction 3% Surcharge(#201)  20/03/2020 10:00 AM GMT  CLOSED!